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Couch Potato Pickings – Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby Film4 tonight at 9pm How many Hilary Swank movies can you name? It’s not that easy is it, considering she’s a double Oscar winner. For most actors who’ve bagged even one Academy...
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Couch Potato Pickings – Boys Don’t Cry
On Sky Drama tonight at 10pm In my King Kong post on Saturday, I indicated that there would be some more monster movies this week and, in my opinion, the attitudes of the brutal bullies in this film...
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Couch Potato Pickings – Mrs Doubtfire
Personally, I think this is Robin Williams’s best film. It’s certainly his most memorable role. To be an actor surely it’s essential to drag up at least once? Maybe it’s not so important for women,...
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News Muse – Looks do deceive, at least in Hollywood
I was quite excited this week to hear that fellow Swede and Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson has been given as exciting a project as The Danish Girl – the true-story drama that will see...
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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the evidence: Miss out the year before In...
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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: How Swank fooled her neighbours for Boys Don’t...
Hilary Swank won an Oscar for her outstanding performance in this powerful fact-based movie about American trans man Brandon Teena. To prepare for her role in Boys Don’t Cry, Swank chose to live as a...
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